Actor Tom Selleck said he's considering collaborating with Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan for his next project, Fox News reported. The 79-year-old actor said he "wants to sit on a horse again" and looks forward to starring in another Western.
Since 2010, Selleck has played Commissioner Frank Reagan on the network television cop drama Blue Bloods. The program is in its final season, but Selleck isn't ready to head out to pasture just yet.
"A good Western’s always on my list. I miss that; I want to sit on a horse again," Selleck said. Selleck is an avocado farmer and lives on a 63-acre ranch.
The Magnum P.I. actor has appeared in six Westerns throughout his career. Selleck's best-known role was as leading man Matthew Quigley in Quigley Down Under, the 1990s Australian Western.
In 1979, Selleck had a pair of cowboy roles, starring in the TV miniseries The Sacketts and a made-for-television movie Concrete Cowboys. Just three years later, Selleck joined The Sacketts co-stars Sam Elliott and Jeff Osterhage for The Shadow Riders.
However, it would be his role as Quigly that cemented his cowboy persona. It has remained one of Selleck's most notable and beloved roles, though he has always flourished in the genre.
"I’m very proud of ‘Quigley Down Under,’ which has passed the test of time and is still very, very popular. That was a big Western, and he was clearly an iconic hero," Selleck said in an interview.
"I don’t mind saying I was a little anxious to play a part that maybe John Wayne could have done better," he added. Selleck would parlay that success into future Westerns, including the 1997 television movie Last Stand at Saber River.
Selleck was awarded the Western Heritage Awards Bronze Wrangler for that role. He also starred in Crossfire Trail, another TV movie for the TNT network. The final time Selleck played a cowboy came in the 2003 TV movie Monte Walsh.
With Selleck well into his golden years, the actor said new roles aren't "pouring in" but that "some people are thinking of" him with his successful drama wrapping up soon. "I don’t know where my next job will take me," Selleck said.
"People ask, ‘What do you want to do next?’ I’m not sure. I don’t want to do Frank Reagan II," he added.
However, Selleck wouldn't discount the idea of reprising his role in a spin-off of the popular series. "I’m open to suggestions because I love Frank Reagan, but nobody’s really asked," Selleck said.
"I don’t see him retiring and going off somewhere," Selleck said of his character. "If he goes off to a small town, I’d rather do more ‘Jesse Stone’ movies," the actor added.
With many iconic roles that defined the latter part of the last century, Selleck remains a star even in his later years. There's no telling what will be next for him, but it doesn't seem like retirement is an option for the iconic celebrity.
